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As a facilitator, I would like to know ways to support the range of participants I will come across, so that those who are quiet are just as supported as those who are louder and those who need reflection time have the same amount of space and priority as those who need to discuss things out loud. Introverts are often pegged as shy and quiet. Furthermore, extroverts see introverts as “unsocial, inadequate, shy, secretive and aloof noncontributors," (Caramela, 2017). My further investigation found that introverts “gain energy by being alone and expends energy when in a group setting” and need “quiet time alone to process the outcome of the group meetings” (Greenstart, 2015). Introverts “work more deliberately and slowly. They prefer to concentrate on a single task at a given time” (Knight, 2015). I recorded a few ideas for supporting the introverts within a class setting:
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Caramela, S. (2017, Dec 12). Introverts vs. Extroverts: How to Get Along at Work. Business News Daily. Retrieved from https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/2320-introvert-extrovert-quiz.html Greenstart, K. (2015, Sep). How to Facilitate Introverts and Extroverts in your Group or Class. Self-Employed Success. Retrieved from http://www.passionforbusiness.com/blog/facilitate-introverts-and-extroverts/ Knight, R. (2015, Nov 16). How to be Good at Managing both Introverts and Extroverts. Harvard Business Review. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2015/11/how-to-be-good-at-managing-both-introverts-and-extroverts Owens, M. (n.d.). 4 Strategies You Need to Know for Working with Extroverts. Undercover Recruiter. Retrieved from https://theundercoverrecruiter.com/work-with-extroverts-strategies/ TED. (2012, Mar 2). The power of introverts | Susan Cain. [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0KYU2j0TM4&feature=youtu.be
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